Legal Opinion
Gaston v. Coughlin
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 12, 1994No. 91-CV-5788PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
FOSCHIO, United States Magistrate Judge.
JURISDICTION
The parties executed a consent to proceed before the undersigned on December 12, 1991.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Kenneth Gaston, filed a complaint against Defendants Coughlin, Selsky, Grant, and LeBaron alleging causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August 27, 1991. Coughlin is the Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services; Selsky is the Director of the Special Housing/Inmate Disciplinary Program; and, Grant and LeBaron were the hearing officers at the Attica Correctional Facility (“Attica”) who conducted…
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